Well, I finally figured it out. I’ve been wondering what the hell was going on with my gravatar. Sometimes it would show up when I would make a reply to a post that I’d written, other times, it wouldn’t. I tried changing settings and all sorts of things, but couldn’t get it to be consistent, unless I logged into my blog. That was not ever necessary before … that was then, this is now.
That email address is associated with an existing WordPress.com (or Gravatar.com) account. Please click the back button in your browser and then log in to use it.
Link to forum here.
Gravatar.com and WordPress.com are now linked, as in, they are the same! Some of you may have noticed, as I did, going to a wordpress.com blog, such as, to use a real example: http://oneowner.wordpress.com that it will require you to either log into wordpress.com, gravatar.com, Facebook, or Twitter in order to leave a comment. Others of you will not have experienced such a thing.
WordPress.com put in some ‘protection’ to protect against identity theft. If your e-mail address that you are using is in their database, wordpress.com blogs will not allow you to enter a post unless you log in one of those 4 ways – this is to protect you from having someone else use your email and posing as you. Also, for personal blogs, it will not display our gravatar if your e-mail is in their database. The way you get into wordpress.com’s database is to have ever signed up for a blog there, even if you have deleted it! P.I.T.A! So, now I know what’s going on.
Having a private blog, not a part of wordpress.com, users aren’t required to log in to post, but the side effect is that my gravatar won’t show up unless I’m logged in to my blog as admin. Anyone else experiencing this?
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Yes, I am and I agree, P.I.T.A. I noticed this a week or so ago and thought that there was some sort of link but couldn’t figure it out. But I only had to log-in one time and all was right with the world. It didn’t take me long to adjust but it is another step I’m not sure does any good. As WordPress grows I’m sure there will be more changes in the future regarding safety and security. That’s life in the digital age.
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I haven’t been doing much commenting lately but I guess we’ll see now! I have noticed an issue with the most recent posts showing in my Pulse reader, but that’s been about it.
I do find it interesting that so many of the things that are supposed to “help” us often make things more difficult!
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You’re avatar is not seeable on my computer this morning.
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I’ve noticed it also. I must be logged in on WordPress.com before I can post a comment. I didn’t even notice the avatar.
Monte Stevens recently posted..Bench and Shadows
Still seeing it, it still sucks. And that there’s not my email addr, since it still doesn’t work. I don’t *want* a wordpress account. This is a major fail on their part.
I have been wondering what was going on with that Paul. I know I don’t want to have to login all the time – mostly because it is another pw to remember.
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